Security forces have killed 74 terrorists, described as operating under Indian sponsorship, in intelligence-based operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. A large quantity of weapons, ammunition and explosive material was also recovered from the terrorists’ hideouts during the operations.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, intelligence-based operations have been under way since November 3 against Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan in the Karam area of Balochistan’s Quetta district. In various clashes during this period, 31 Khawarij described as Indian-sponsored were killed.
The ISPR said security forces effectively targeted a number of terrorist hideouts. Weapons, ammunition and explosive material were also recovered from these sites during the operations.
Meanwhile, security forces’ operations also continued in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Over the past 48 hours, 35 terrorists of Fitna al-Khawarij were killed in an exchange of fire in Mir Ali, while a further 8 Khawarij were killed in an operation in Orakzai.
According to the ISPR, a large quantity of weapons and ammunition, including improvised explosive devices (IEDs), was also recovered during these operations. Security forces disrupted the terrorists’ networks, and clearance operations are continuing in the affected areas to eliminate any remaining terrorists.
The ISPR said that under Azm-e-Istehkam, the National Action Plan strategy approved by the Federal Apex Committee, operations by security forces and law enforcement agencies against terrorism will continue at full pace to completely eradicate externally sponsored terrorism from the country.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and other political leaders have paid tribute to the security forces on the success of the operations.
